The armored car is designed to detect and recognize targets. It also determines the exact coordinates and sends them to high-precision weapons.
For the first time, the novelty was shown on the Army-2022 forum and was exhibited under the name “Product 3R19U07”. The Typhoon-VDV armored car was taken as a basis.
The vehicle is now undergoing factory testing and state testing of the armored reconnaissance vehicle will begin in early summer 2023. The tests cover the operation of the machine and its equipment in extreme weather conditions – in frost and heat, during heavy rain and other precipitation.
The reconnaissance complex of the new reconnaissance armored car is known to have infrared channels of the near, medium and far ranges, reports RIA Novosti, as well as an optical detection channel.
That is, the reconnaissance equipment is able to detect snipers at long distances, and therefore ambushes. Affects identification range. Even a person can detect the complex at a distance of up to 18 kilometers.
Characteristics of the armored car “Typhoon-VDV”
- Weight – 13.5 t
- Speed - up to 100 km / h
- Able to climb 30 degrees, ford 1.9m deep
- Engine power – 350 horsepower
- Power reserve – 1200 km
- Pistol – 2A42 30mm
- Ammunition – 200 Explosive Fragmentation and 100 Armor-Piercing Tracer Ammunition
- Target range range – up to 2 km
- Capacity – 6 people + commander and driver-mechanic